Joe Farrell is the winner

He nearly threw it away at the end after a poor jump and Ballyoptic came up the inside but it’s a great win for Joe Farrell at the Scottish Grand National.

16:15

Joe Farrell looks to be the winner

That looks like it could be a close but it looks like Joe Farrell is the one who won it

Ballyoptic is very close though so there’s a bit of a wait here.

16:14

Joe Farrell is the new leader

And he’s flying out in front as we approach the last fence but a poor jump causes problems.

16:13

Vintage Clouds now leading

Vintage Clouds is now two in front with horses to go. Gold Pressent has fallen down to third and Vicente is coming up the outside looking to make history.

16:12

Into the final 9

Vintage Clouds is chasing Gold Present at the front of the pack and that’s a good battle between the two there.

Vicente is a bit further back but the favourite Fagan is struggling to catch those at the front.

16:11

Halfway through

Sizing Tenesee has been pulled up but Gold Present stays in front and the leaders are a length forward.

16:09

20 to go

Gold Present leads with 20 jumps to go.

THere’s still a really long way to go and the likes of Vicente and Fagan won’t hit top stride until later in the race but Davy Russell’s horse is currently two thirds of the way back.

16:07

Young Master is down

Young Master is down at the first fence.

He’s the only one to fall there.

16:06KEY EVENT

And they're off

The 2018 Coral Scottish Grand National is underway.

Can Vicente make history or will he pipped by someone else?

Fagan starts the race as favourite but this is an open field for this one.

15:56

Can Vicente make history?

Vicente on the way to victory last year (Image: Grossick Racing Photography)

Vicente has won two Scottish Grand Nationals in a row but can he create some history and become the first horse to win three in a row?

It would be an incredible feat and if you fancy it happening then you can get VICENTE at 8/1.

15:52

Scottish Champion Hurdle winner Midnight Shadow

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The horse was a 25/1 shot before the race but roared home to win the Champion Hurdle.

15:45

Time for the big one

In 20 minutes the Scottish Grand National will start and there’s plenty of competition.

FAGAN is Garry Owen’s NAP for the day and Davy Russell is looking to complete the English and Scottish National double, while trainer Gordon Elliot is going for a treble after winning the Irish National as well. Russell’s horse is available 15/2 right now.

Newsboy is going a different way though by backing BALLYOPTIC at 14/1.

15:36

Big Martre wins the 15.30

That was some battle towards the end of the race but what a run by the French horse.

15:13

Tips for race number four

PEREGRINE RUN is the tip from Gary Owen for this one. You can get odds of 11/4 for the horse which will have Roger Loughran on board.

Newsboy is sticking by the favourite MIA’S STORM, at odds of 2/1.

15:04

Ayr: in Pictures

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Crosshue Boy won the 2.20 and here’s the vital moment in a brilliant picture.

15:01

Midnight Shadow wins the Champion Hurdle

It’s a bit of a surprise result as MIDNIGHT SHADOW claims the Scottish Champions Hurdle.

14:51

Chesterfield now in to joint favourite

Newsboy tip is now joint favourite for this race alongside VERDANA BLUE. Both horses look set to start at 6/1.

14:46

Crowds are enjoying themselves

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14:41

Tips for race three

BARNEY DWAN was the horse backed by our tipsters for the second race but he fell with six to go. In the third, Garry Owen is backing BEYOND THE CLOUDS which you can get at 15/2, while Newsboy is backing CHESTERFIELD which is available at 11/2. The favourite is VERDANA BLUE at 5/1.

14:29

Crosshue Boy is the winner

What a ride by amateur jockey Sean Thomas.

An incredible win as he pips Dingo Dollar at the end to claim the win.

14:26

Barney Dwan is down

The favourite for the race fell with six fences to go. That’s a big blow and Dingo Dollar is the horse currently in the lead. Can he hold on?

14:19

Two minutes until the race gets underway

The second race of the day starts at 14.20. BARNEY DWAN is the clear favourite at present but can he live up to expectations?

14:03

Tips for the second

DUKE OF NAVAN finished third and that was the tip for the first race from Garry Owen, and in the second he’s going for BARNEY DWAN.

Newsboy is backing the same horse, and it is the current favourite at 9/2.

13:51

Theinval wins the first

He fights back at the end and Theinval won the first race of the day.

A great run by the horse with Jeremiah McGrath on board.

13:35

10 minutes until the first race

We’ll have the results right here. As we already told you, our guys are backing DUKE OF NAVAN, but the current favourite is VANITEUX.

Who will get the win?

13:09

Tips for the first race

The first race begins at 1.45pm and both Gary Owen and Newsboy are going for the same horse in this one.

Neither of them can see past DUKE OF NAVAN and you can get odds of 9/1 on Ryan Day winning with the Irish horse.

12:53

Drums & Roses are today's entertainment

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They’re entertaining the crowd ahead of the races starting in just under an hour.

It’s already very busy at Ayr racecourse and it’s set to be a cracking day in the sunshine.